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DL16 postcode area · County Durham

The DL16 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in County Durham. Area Scores range from 6 to 46 across them. Every full DL16 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the DL16 district: Tudhoe Grange scores 47 out of 100 (#3,638 of 6,856 nationally) while Shildon sits at 7 — neighbours on the map, 40 points apart on the index. 5 of the 7 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £80,000 in Shildon to £145,000 in Spennymoor West — a 1.8× gap within the DL16 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£32,088a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime117per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)45
Owner-occupied61%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the DL16 district

£143,000median home sold over the past year · +13.5% over 5 years · -1.4% over the year · 303 sales
Detached£220,000
Semi-detached£145,000
Terraced£96,000
Flat£105,000
County Durham£144,000
North East£171,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Tudhoe GrangeCounty Durham 3,63847 £140,000
Crook SouthCounty Durham 4,51634 £115,000
Spennymoor WestCounty Durham 4,89329 £145,000
Stanley North & EastCounty Durham 5,17424 £120,000
Brandon & BrancepethCounty Durham 5,32422 £125,000
Spennymoor East & Ferryhill WestCounty Durham 6,08511 £122,500
ShildonCounty Durham 6,3807 £80,000

People living in DL16 Census 2021

Residents60,789
Median age (est.)45
Density562per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above24%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 28%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 21%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 12%Other: 13%
One person 36%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 12%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 14% · Skilled trades 12% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional14%
Skilled trades12%
Elementary12%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure11%
Administrative10%
Process & plant10%
Managers & directors10%
Sales & customer service9%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 55% · No religion 39% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 3%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in DL16

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the DL16 district.

Crook Spennymoor Stanley

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around DL16.

DL15 DH7 DH97 DL14 DH99 DH1 DL17 DH6

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.